tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069118812751480198.post4254094193170190657..comments2015-03-01T13:52:24.849-05:00Comments on The Blue Jay Hunter - A Toronto Blue Jays Blog: The People vs. Jose BautistaIan Hunterhttps://plus.google.com/107184554349634181475noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069118812751480198.post-26601352468463775252010-07-22T19:07:35.465-04:002010-07-22T19:07:35.465-04:00Anon, thanks for catching that.
I&#39;m not sure ...Anon, thanks for catching that. <br />I&#39;m not sure why I thought his 11 lead the league. <br /><br />Even so, Bautista picked up 11 assists playing 84 games in the outfield - Bay played 150 and Markakis played 161 games. <br /><br />If you prorate Bautista&#39;s rate to 162 games, that would&#39;ve put him on pace for 21 outfield assists.<br /><br />Take it from someone who has kept a very close eye on Bautista these past few years: he is a tremendous defender both in the outfield and at the hot corner. <br /><br />His UZR has been fairly steady both last season and this season in the outfield. He might not have the greatest range, but he has good speed and a hell of an arm. I don&#39;t know why Passan would say that Bautista is a mediocre defender.<br /><br />The way AA is praising Bautista these days, I&#39;m finding it increasingly difficult to see the Blue Jays part with him.<br /><br />His ability to not only hit for power but also field multiple positions makes Bautista a very valuable asset.Ian H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069118812751480198.post-14759906992586197622010-07-22T18:30:18.195-04:002010-07-22T18:30:18.195-04:00Thanks for the analysis.
You said &quot;Last year...Thanks for the analysis.<br /><br />You said &quot;Last year, he led the league with 11 outfield assists,&quot; but a cursory check shows that Bay had 15 and Markakis 13.<br /><br /><br />http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2009-fielding-leaders.shtml<br /><br />I know he has a cannon arm and decent speed, having watched him chase down balls, but Jeff Passan said today in his profile of Bautista that he has mediocre defense. It&#39;s probably just lazy writing by Passan, but I&#39;m still trying to figure out his real defensive value. Anthopoulos has said he&#39;s the kind of plus right fielder the jays haven&#39;t had since the Barfield days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069118812751480198.post-23143226769628602812010-07-21T22:47:53.893-04:002010-07-21T22:47:53.893-04:00Steve, yeah they did put EE in waivers and nobody ...Steve, yeah they did put EE in waivers and nobody claimed him so I don&#39;t think the Jays will be able to get much value for him on the trade market<br /><br />As far as Gonzo and Bautista go, it&#39;s hard to say whether this season is just a career year or not. We&#39;ll have to wait and see what happens.Ian H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069118812751480198.post-35368431236291974632010-07-21T19:54:15.956-04:002010-07-21T19:54:15.956-04:00Didn&#39;t the Jays already designate EE for assig...Didn&#39;t the Jays already designate EE for assignment at one point, and nobody picked him up because of his contract and poor defense?<br /><br />As far as Jose goes, I still think he and A-Gonz are flukes. A couple years ago the Royals were in first place for a couple months solely because of flukey performances like that, but still finished a bunch of games out of first place by season&#39;s end.Steve G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12021363760202667755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069118812751480198.post-42192770429583876042010-07-21T10:53:07.033-04:002010-07-21T10:53:07.033-04:00route 19, thanks for the comment! I&#39;m starting...route 19, thanks for the comment! I&#39;m starting to think AA is trying to build Bautista into the plans of this team now, too.<br /><br />The Jays have given Encarnacion enough chances, and once Snider is activated I think it&#39;s time to DFA EE or send him down for good. I don&#39;t believe the Jays have any intention of bringing him back next year, so just cut ties right now rather than watch him fumble for the rest of the season. <br /><br />And yes, that lineup will be deadly next season. I can&#39;t wait!Ian H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069118812751480198.post-75505047508312663062010-07-21T10:44:15.510-04:002010-07-21T10:44:15.510-04:00Nice Piece.
I have moved from the side of let&#39...Nice Piece.<br /><br />I have moved from the side of let&#39;s sell high on Bautista and bring in some young talent to keeping him as part of the core going forward.<br /><br />Let&#39;s pick up young prospects and picks from Buck, Gregg, Overbay, Encarnacion, Downs and Frasor.<br /><br />Move Bautista to third and get Snider back in the outfield.<br /><br />Lewis, LF<br />Escobar, SS<br />Bautista, 3B<br />Wells, CF<br />Snider, RF<br />Lind, DH<br />Hill, 2B<br />Wallace, 1B<br />Arencibia, C<br /><br />Lind and Hill WILL regain there form, either this season or next.<br /> <br />Wallace and Arencibia, will have growing pains, but at the bottom of the line-up hopefully feel less pressure and have time and ABs to figure out hitting in the bigs.<br /><br />If Lind and Hill comeback, that&#39;s a scary lineup, no?route19http://route19.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069118812751480198.post-32221285027664854572010-07-21T09:36:51.321-04:002010-07-21T09:36:51.321-04:00Matt, thanks for the heads up. Can you believe I o...Matt, thanks for the heads up. Can you believe I originally wrote this back when Bautista had 16 HR&#39;s in May. Who would&#39;ve guessed that a few months later, he&#39;d still lead the league?Ian H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069118812751480198.post-49379921217148460362010-07-21T09:02:37.275-04:002010-07-21T09:02:37.275-04:00I would also like to give JBau a crack at 3B, hope...I would also like to give JBau a crack at 3B, hopefully we can get something for E5.<br /><br />Also, there is a typo in the closing statement; he has 26 dingers not 16!Matt_CCnoreply@blogger.com